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Boehner full of regret over fiscal-cliff moves

“Looking back, what I should have done the day after the election was to make it clear the House has passed a bill to extend all of the current tax rates, the House has passed a bill to replace the sequester with cuts in mandatory spending, and the Senate ought to do its work,” Boehner said. “We’re ready, able and willing to work with the Senate as soon as they produce a bill. It should have been what I said. You know, again, hindsight is 20-20.”…

The House passed legislation earlier in 2012 extending the full slate of George W. Bush-era tax rates and replacing the $109 billion in automatic spending cuts through sequestration. But it was dead on arrival with both the Democratic-led Senate and the newly reelected president, leading Boehner to try to restart talks with Obama on the so-called grand bargain the two had sought in 2011.

Boehner now believes that effort was a mistake, and he has vowed to Republicans in the House that he will not negotiate one-on-one with Obama going forward.

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I think before Hillary’s current pronouncement of “What difference does it make?” her last bit of verbal wisdom was “shoulda, woulda, coulda,” I think we can all agree they are as profound as the Speaker.

leading Boehner to try to restart talks with Obama on the so-called grand bargain the two had sought in 2011.

Boehner now believes that effort was a mistake, and he has vowed to Republicans in the House that he will not negotiate one-on-one with Obama going forward.

That might have been a short term tactical mistake but it did have strategic value. The Democrats can’t say now that Boehner didn’t try to negotiate. He did. He exposed the Democrats for what they are. He took one more weapon away from them which they might try to use to hammer the Republican leadership with later this spring.

It was probably necessary that the negotiation was attempted and failed in the long run.

The Democrats can’t say now that Boehner didn’t try to negotiate. He did. He exposed the Democrats for what they are. He took one more weapon away from them which they might try to use to hammer the Republican leadership with later this spring.

It was probably necessary that the negotiation was attempted and failed in the long run.

You seem to be implying that the facts matter. Until/unless the media/American people hold Dems accountable for the facts….the facts don’t matter.

Hell, Hillary literally asked what difference the facts make in congressional testimony this week…

They can’t? History shows that facts don’t matter to that mob. They can and will say anything they want to advance their bankrupt agenda. They have the press to cover for them…both by what is reported and what is NOT reported.

He exposed the Democrats for what they are.

Fat lot of of good that does. With this press and the willful ignorance of the electorate, this is the equivalent of the tree falling in the woods metaphor.

He took one more weapon away from them which they might try to use to hammer the Republican leadership with later this spring.

No he didn’t. They’ll continue employe the media to exploit the public’s ignorance and intellectual laziness using whatever weapons they see fit…including ones you think Boehner took away from them.

It was probably necessary that the negotiation was attempted and failed in the long run.

crosspatch on January 26, 2013 at 3:45 PM

I’m not sure how. Seems to me they got everything they wanted and the political hand wringing only created the illusion that they sacrificed at all. They’ll come back even bolder and greedier knowing that they can continue to plow forward gradually.

Wonder if boehner will be ‘ful of regrets’ when bho gets his evil face at the sotu address and he pops up and down clapping for the worm everytime bho opens his lying/blame the r’s for everyting mouth?
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Um, these were all things you knew well in advance, there was no hindsight needed to get a 20/20 view moron. You threw the debate on purpose because you want a bigger government, just admit that your views, like Romney’s are progressive.

As I was reading the comments I got a call from the
RNC !
I told the young man no. I mentioned this piece on
Hot Air . I mentioned the purge of conceratives in the
house . I mentioned McConnell messing with senate
rules . I mentioned McLame supporting Kerry etc , etc ,
etc . . Lastely I mentioned that my taxes will go up so
much in the next year that I couldn’t possibly contribute
and I would not do so in the near future .
He said ” I understand ” . I suggested he take notes on
all calls .
I was very nice . Now I need a very stiff drink .
The nerve of these jerks .